Whitecaps trade Christian Dean to Chicago

The Whitecaps are shuffling their centre back depth.
Christian Dean is off to Chicago. The return isn’t yet confirmed.
It’s worth noting the Whitecaps have had Adam Straith training with them for more than a week; the Canadian centre back would be a straightforward replacement for oft-injured Dean, who did start three times in the opening weeks of the season but hasn’t been seen since.
Dean had a horrific battle with injury last year, breaking a bone in his foot on the eve of t